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Rob Rose

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Rob Rose, a 2011 Nieman Fellow, is an investigative reporter in the business section of the <a href="http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/">Sunday Times</a>, based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Arriving at a Sadly Familiar Crossroads

‘South Africa’s crackdown on press freedom comes at a treacherous time, as numerous countries have regressed, rather than progressed, on this front.’

The Shady Dash for World Cup Cash

Questions arose in South Africa about improprieties in a major World Cup soccer contract after it was learned that a black security guard who, on paper, was a 26 percent…